Note: Use of the databases from home requires either a remote desktop connection or usernames and passwords. To access the username and password information, log onto the Online Learning Center. The path is Library Information Resources>FSS Libraries Electronic Resources>Electronic Databases.
Accessible Archives contains collections of 18th and 19th century Philadelphia newspapers, including abolitionist and African American papers, as well as the Scharf & Westcott History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884.
NewsBank offers full-text digital access to the Philadelphia Inquirer from January 1, 1981 to the current issue.
Proquest provides coverage of more than 2,000 newspapers, magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Websites
Camden Resources - interactive maps charting both community resources by location and homicides by location and method of death.
City of Philadelphia - central information source for city, including the Mayor's initiatives,the Philadelphia Youth Commission, the Office of Sustainability, and GreenPlan Philadelphia.
EconData.Net - regional economic data, including access to information on demographics, employment, income, transportation, and quality of life from a variety of sound statistical sources.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - special reports on economic subjects, including a recent report on the affordability and availability of rental housing for low income groups.
Philadelphia CityMaps - types of maps available include neighborhood, park locations, aerial and zoning maps, and a link to Philadelphia NIS CrimeBase.
Urban Institute - non-partisan research in economics and social policy. Subject areas include Cities and Neighborhoods, Poverty and Safety Net, Education, Crime and Justice, and more.
Databases
Note: Use of the databases from home requires either a remote desktop connection or usernames and passwords. To access the username and password information, log onto the Online Learning Center. The path is Library Information Resources>FSS Libraries Electronic Resources>Electronic Databases.Accessible Archives contains collections of 18th and 19th century Philadelphia newspapers, including abolitionist and African American papers, as well as the Scharf & Westcott History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884.
NewsBank offers full-text digital access to the Philadelphia Inquirer from January 1, 1981 to the current issue.
Proquest provides coverage of more than 2,000 newspapers, magazines, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Websites
Camden Resources - interactive maps charting both community resources by location and homicides by location and method of death.
City of Philadelphia - central information source for city, including the Mayor's initiatives,the Philadelphia Youth Commission, the Office of Sustainability, and GreenPlan Philadelphia.
EconData.Net - regional economic data, including access to information on demographics, employment, income, transportation, and quality of life from a variety of sound statistical sources.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - special reports on economic subjects, including a recent report on the affordability and availability of rental housing for low income groups.
Philadelphia CityMaps - types of maps available include neighborhood, park locations, aerial and zoning maps, and a link to Philadelphia NIS CrimeBase.
Philadelphia Police Department - home to Philadelphia crime maps and statistics, as well as their mission statement.
Project Home - access to a report of the Center for Urban Community Services on homelessness in Philadelphia.
Profile of General Demographic Statistics for Camden NJ - from the US Census Bureau.
School District of Philadelphia - includes reports on the activities of the School Reform Commission.
Urban Institute - non-partisan research in economics and social policy. Subject areas include Cities and Neighborhoods, Poverty and Safety Net, Education, Crime and Justice, and more.